Akiko Nakakura

Akiko Nakakura (中倉 彰子, Nakakura Akiko; born March 2, 1977) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 2-dan.

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history of Nakakura was as follows.

Personal life

Nakakura's sister, Hiromi, is also a women's professional shogi player. The 2001 Japanese movie Travail about a pair of sisters who are women's professional shogi players is partly modeled upon their careers and the sisters served as consultants for the film.

Nakakura is married to professional shogi player Makoto Chūza. The couple married in November 2003, and have three children.

References

  1. ↑ 所属棋士 [LPSA members] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Kireki (Nakakura Akiko)" 棋歴 (中倉彰子) [Player history (Akiko Nakakura)] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association of Japan. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Nakakura Akiko Joryū Shodan (Joryū Kishi Bangō Sanjūyon)" 中倉彰子 女流初段 (女流棋士番号34) [Akiko Nakakura Women's 1-dan (Women's professional badge number 34)] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on May 13, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行 [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 4. ASIN B019SSNKVA. Retrieved June 6, 2019 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Chūza Makoto Godan to Nakakura Akiko Joryū Shodan ga Konyaku" 中座 真五段と中倉彰子女流初段が婚約 [Makoto Chuza 5-dan and female professional Akiko Nakakura 1-dan announce engagement] (in Japanese). Igo & Shogi Channel. August 29, 2003. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Profile of President". I-tsu-tsu. Co. Retrieved March 2, 2018.